[
    {
        "id": "osp-10090",
        "type": "article-journal",
        "title": "Medical Students’ Clinical Knowledge of Integrated Management of Childhood Illness: A cross-sectional comparative study",
        "author": [
            {
                "family": "Al Abri",
                "given": "Zamzam"
            },
            {
                "family": "Al-Kiyumi",
                "given": "Maisa"
            },
            {
                "family": "Jaju",
                "given": "Sanjay"
            },
            {
                "family": "Al Saadoon",
                "given": "Muna"
            }
        ],
        "URL": "https://omanscience.com/en/articles/medical-students-clinical-knowledge-of-integrated-management-of-childhood-illness-a-cross-sectional-comparative-study",
        "language": "en",
        "issued": {
            "date-parts": [
                [
                    2025
                ]
            ]
        },
        "container-title": "Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal",
        "volume": "24",
        "issue": "2",
        "page": "221-228",
        "DOI": "10.18295/squmj.1.2024.004",
        "publisher": "Sultan Qaboos University",
        "ISSN": "2075-051X",
        "abstract": "Objectives: This study aimed to investigate and compare the clinical knowledge implications of the integrated management of childhood illness (IMCI) preservice education between pre-clerkship and junior clerkship medical students. Methods: This observational comparative cross-sectional study was conducted between June and August 2022 at Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman. A self-administered questionnaire was utilised and included questions on sociodemographic data, duration of IMCI preservice training, knowledge of the participants concerning the IMCI objectives and information on a range of childhood conditions. Results: A total of 97 medical students were included in the study. The majority of students (42.3%) had received 2 lectures in IMCI preservice training. The role of the IMCI approach in reducing childhood morbidity and mortality was advocated by the majority of students (80.8% in the junior-clerkship [JCR] group and 73.3% in the pre-clerkship group). The awareness of the IMCI component of improving the health system was higher in JCR compared to pre-clerkship participants (P = 0.044). When compared to pre-clerkship students, the JCR participants demonstrated a slightly higher awareness of skin pinch (P = 0.038), chest indrawing (P = 0.008), anaemia assessment based on nail bed examination (P = 0.002), diagnostic assessment of malnutrition based on palm examination (P = 0.018), sucking capacity in breastfeeding (P = 0.025), and vaccines such as those for tuberculosis (P = 0.001), pneumococcal (P = 0.018) and rotavirus (P = 0.007). Conclusion: The majority of students displayed good IMCI knowledge and JCR students showed better knowledge compared to pre-clerkship candidates."
    }
]